DOCUMENT RESUME ED 111 168 FL 004 951 AUTHOR Moore, Merriam TITLE Austria; Its People and Its Culture. INSTITUTION Ridgefield Board of Education, Conn. PUB DATE Apr 74 NOTE 29p. AVAILABLE FROMRidgefield Board of Education, P.0. Box 638, Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877 ($4.00) EDRS PRICE MF-$0.76 Plus Postage. HC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS Art Education; *Cross Cultural Studies; *Cultural Education; *Curriculum Guides; Ethnic Studies; Geography; *German; History; Intercultural Programs; *Language Instruction; Literature; Music Education; Secondary Grades; Second Language Learning IDENTIFIERS *Austria ABSTRACT This curriculum guide details a 10-week German language course on Austria for advanced high school students. It is intended to help students develop skills of listening comprehension, reading, speaking, and writing German; to add to their knowledge of German grammar and vocabulary; to acquaint them with Austrian history and culture, and to have them read and discuss works of Austrian literature. The course focuses on five basic areas: (1) Cultural patterns in Austria, including geography, population, cities and states, ethnic patterns and folklorel, sports and recreation, education, religion, politics and government, business and industry, theater, music and cinema;(2) Austrian literature; (3) Austrian music;(4) History; and (5) Austrian art. For each section the guide provides a list of resource texts, films, slides or maps, student learning activities and educational objectives. Lectures, seminars, field trips, reading, and written essays are some of the planned activities. Evaluation will include quizzes, tests, and individual conferences. 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Reproductions* *supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original. * *********************************************************************** ITS PEOPLE AND ITS CULTURE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRO DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN ATING IT POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRE SENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CURRICULUM GUIDE EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY foraMERMAN.° LANGUAGE PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL BY MICRO HNCillCOURSEonAUSTRIA FJcHgoNLyieldHAI BEEri GRANTED43Y Ridgef (Conn.) Board of Education TO ERIC AND ORGANIZATIONS OPERAT ING UNDER AGREEMENTS WITH THE NA CLeVEL3Mar and dr) TIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION FURTHER REPRODUCTION OUTSIDE THE ERIC SYSTEM REQUIRES PERMIS SION OF THE COPYRIGHT OWNER' Written By: Mrs. Merriam Moore Rs 'MEMEL')14 iGt1 SCHOOL RIDGE"' iLOSCONNECTICUT CI Ridgefield Board of Education BOARD OF EDUCATION Mrs. Harley D. Kysor, Chairman A. Raymond Bessette, Vice Chairman Samuel P. DiMuzio, Secretary Leo F. Carroll Mrs. Nelson Gelfman Dr. Stanley C. Gianzero Stanley D. Kulibom Simone Palasciano Dr. Richard Scala Dr. David E. Weingast Superintendent of Schools Joseph D. Leheny Director of Curriculum Mary R. floffa Editor 3 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS BOARD OF EDUCATION ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS iv PREFACE. CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR A GERMAN-LANGUAGE MINI-COURSE ON AUSTRIA A. Cultural Patterns in Present-Day Austria 1 Theme 1: Austria: its geography, location, size, neighboring lands, states, populations, topography, and its cities 1 Theme 2: Ethnic patterns and folklore 3 Theme 3: Sports and recreation 5 Theme 4: Education 7 Theme 5: Religion 8 Theme 6: Politics and government 9 Theme 7: Business, trade, and industry 10 Theme 8: Theater, music, and cinema 11 B. Austrian Literature Through the Ages 13 C. Austrian Music Through the Ages 15 D. The History of Austria 17 E. Austrian Art from Ancient Through Modern Times . 19 LIST OF SOURCES FOR INFORLIATION ON AUSTRIA 21 BIBLIOGRAPHY 23 ACKNOWLEDGIIENTS The writer is indebted and wishes to express thanks to Dr. Kenneth A. Lester, Foreign Language Consultant, Connecti- cut State Department of Education, and to Edward Bourque, Chairman, Advisory Committee on ForeignLanguage Instruction of the Connecticut State Department of Education, for their report "Suggested Goals for Foreign Language Programs"; to Dr. Nelson Brooks, for his "Parameters of Culture" as pub- lished in the FL News Exchange of February, 1973; to the Aus- trian Institute in New York for informationon sources of in- structional materials on Austria; and to Elizabeth More for the cover design. 5 iv PREFACE The Republic of Austria, an important German-speaking nation, is often neglected in the curricula and textbooks used for German-language instruction in the United States. This course outline has drawn together many sources of in- formation and instructional materials which relate to Austria, as the basis for a ten-week mini-course to be offered as part of the German IV and German V curriculum at Ridgefield High School. Level III students of German may also be admitted to this course with permission of the teacher. It is intended that the students involved in this course will continue to develop their skills of listening comprehen- sion, speaking, reading, and writing German; that their mas- tery of German grammar and vocabulary will be expanded; that they will become perceptive about the "parameters of culture" in Austria; and that they will acquire substantial ability to read, comprehend, and discuss in German representative works of Austrian literature. Many aspects of Austrian life will be included: its geo- graphy and physical features; its cultural patterns; its insti- tutions; its variations on the German language; its history as the crossroads of Germanic and Slavic cultures; its art, architecture, music, and literature; and its relationships with the United States. To be taught almost exclusively in the German language, this course will use many approaches: brief lectures; seminar discussions; a field trip to the Austrian Institute in New York and to the United Nations, whose Secretary-General, Kurt Waldheim, is Austrian; visits from local residents who are from Austria; individualized reading assignments; practice teaching by the students on various topics; written critiques, summaries, and essays by the students; and individualized student projects related to the Austria theme. Evaluative techniques will include teacher-made quizzes and tests based on the course content and on the stated per- formance objectives, and individual conferences with each stu- dent to assess his fluency, vocabulary development, and grasp of the course content. 6 v AUSTRIA: ITS eaDLE kW ITS CULTURE (A CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR A GERHAW-LANGUAGE I1INI-COURSE ON AUSTRIA) A. CULTURAL PATTERNS IN PRESENT-DAY AUSTRIA THEME 1: Austria: its geography, location, topography, size, neighboring lands, states, population, and its cities RESOURCE ilATERIALS Basic textbooks: Aoepke, Die Deutschen: Ver an enheit and Gegenwart, pages 243-250, "tlesuch in sterreich," with accompanying questions, grammar exercises, etc., pages 330- 331, with accompanying tapes Supplementary reading material: travel pamphlets and bro- chures; city maps from Vienna and Salzburg, Scholastic Nagazines publications such as the September-October, 1971, issue of SchuB on Salzburg Filmstrip-tape-script sets: ENC Corporation, So sind die Deutschen 2 (tape-filmstrip (r1 and pages 11, 13 and 14 of the script); Holt, Rinehart and thston, Lands of German Tradition (tape-filmstrip 7;12, 'Austria ") 16mm film (from the Austrian Institute): Austria (sound, no narration, color, 30 minutes) on "the colorful Austria tourists love" Slides (from the Austrian Institute): to be selected from their catalog, section I "The Country": the Austrian land- scape; mountains and valleys in the Salzburg Alps; the Zentralalpenzone of Uestern Austria; the Vienna Basin Other materials: Esso road map of Austria for each student; other wall maps and map outlines SUGGESTED PROCEDURES Activity 1Each student will take a written pre-test which includes the facts outlined under TIMM 1 above, to deter- mine his knowledge of Austrian geography and vital statistics. Activity 2Each student will be supplied with a copy of the pamphlets The Republic of Austria and Austria in a Nutshell (from the Austrian Institute), and with an Esso road map of Austria. Objective: Having read the above brochures, and having studied the road map of Austria, the student will parti- cipate in a German-language discussion during which he should be able to identify at leasthalf of the facts outlined above under THEIZ 1. Activity 3 The class will go to the languagelaboratory to view the filmstrip So sind die Deutschen 2(filmstrip #1, pages 11, 13 and 14 of the script) and tolisten to the accompanying tape. Objective: The student will watch, listen andrespond actively. Activity 4The class will read pages 243-250 inKoepke. Objective: The student will complete as homeworkwith at least 80 per cent accuracy sections B, D, Eand F, pages 330-331. (The student may go to the media center to listen to the accompanying